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Hariri to graduates: Don’t leave Lebanon

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The economic future of Lebanon rests on the innovation and adaptive nature of the country’s youth, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said at a graduation ceremony at Antonine University in Mount Lebanon’s Baabda over the weekend. In his speech, the prime minister acknowledged the responsibility of the politicians to create and ...

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Another 50 arrested for Brevet gunfire

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Another 50 people have been arrested over the weekend for celebratory gunfire after last week’s Grade 9 Brevet exams, Internal Security Forces announced Sunday, bringing the total of arrests to 75. In a statement released by the Internal Security Forces late Friday, the force said 177 suspects were wanted in ...

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Merehbi insists on UN-coordinated refugee return

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Minister of State for Refugee Affairs Mouin Merehbi Monday insisted that Lebanon’s borders are “open” for the return of refugees in coordination with the United Nations, but not with the Syrian government. “The Syrian regime is criminal,” Merehbi said in an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5). “Calls to ...

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Half of Mosul’s Old City liberated from Daesh: officer

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Iraq’s military pushed deeper into Mosul’s Old City Wednesday, taking two more districts from Daesh (ISIS) and bringing it closer to total control of the city. The army’s 16th infantry division captured Hadarat al-Saada and Al-Ahmadiyah, the military said in a statement. The areas are northwest of the historic Grand ...

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Health care lands $150M support

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The World Bank announced $150 million in grants and soft loans to support the country’s health care system Monday. “The World Bank is injecting $120 million into Lebanon’s health care system as part of a larger package to provide thousands of poor families with a critical service that has been ...

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Venezuela vows to fend off ‘coup’ after grenade attack

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro vowed Wednesday to fend off what he called a coup attempt after a rogue cop allegedly dropped grenades from a helicopter in an attack the opposition and analysts said could be a hoax. The socialist president put the military on alert after the attack, a potentially ...

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Trump sends eid message to Lebanese senior officials

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United States President Donald Trump sent a message to President Michel Aoun Wednesday to commemorate Eid al-Fitr. “On behalf of the American people, Melania and I send our warm greetings to you and the people of Lebanon as you celebrate Eid al-Fitr,” Trump was quoted as saying in the message ...

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Aoun to meet with Machnouk Thursday

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President Michel Aoun plans to meet with Thursday with Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk, a source at the Baabda Palace told The Daily Star. “There is an appointment for Machnouk to meet with Aoun at noon,” the source said. Nevertheless, the source said it wasn’t clear what the two officials will ...

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Berri: U.N. willing to help plot maritime border

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Speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday announced that the United Nations had expressed its willingness to help Lebanon demarcate its southern maritime border, which would open the door to oil and gas exploration in disputed zones off Lebanon’s coast. During his weekly meeting with lawmakers, Berri said that the U.N. had informed ...

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